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Re: colormaps

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From: Howard Stroyan
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 21:47
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In comp.windows.x, main@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov (John Main) writes:

> I can now load these pictures in the background, but then all of my
> applications that I pull up after that scream about not being able to allocate
> colors.  I guess my question is:  how do I load an image into the background
> without changing the default colormap.
 
Use the xv "-ncols" option to restrict the number of colors used to 
display the gif.  This will reduce the realism of the background image, 
but will also save colormap entries for your other applications.

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Howard Stroyan                                         
Hewlett-Packard                                        hstroyan@fc.hp.com
Systems Technology Division                     
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From: hstroyan@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Howard Stroyan)
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 21:47:38 GMT
Subject: Re: colormaps
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